Ayu as an Idol

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Originally Posted by Uemarasan

Thank you for the great replies so far, guys! I've always been interested in how fans relate to the objects of their affection



For me, I would say 25% image, 25% marketing/publicity, 25% talent, 25% that special something (the X-factor, you might say) Isn't creating and maintaining a successful image in a way a talent?

Of course, I personally rely on her talent 90% of the time. I try to avoid nearly all of her publicity material, including PVs.

I do believe most non-asian fans don't care that much of image, at least there had to be something to her music, because that's what they usually get first from an artist. I was stuck with all these mp3s of unknown artists, and ayu's definetly caught my attentions the most.